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The Story of RIMS AVID. In 1989, AVID came to the Inland Empire from San Diego. AVID expanded across the region. 38,267. Rims avid grew so big that it has more students than 35 states combined! . 100%. RIMS AVID achieved an unprecedented 100% graduation rate in 2011.
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Rims avid grew so big that it has more students than 35 states combined!
100% RIMS AVID achieved an unprecedented 100% graduation rate in 2011
AVID College-Going Rates RIMS AVID has a higher 4-year and total college going rate than CA or worldwide AVID
The percentage of students enrolled in AVID is higher in RIMS than any other region and almost 4 times higher than any other state
Calculated from # of AVID a-g completers divided by total # a-g completers Data compiled from DataQuest and AVID Center websites More than 20% of RIMS a-g completers are AVID students
A Few Examples RIMS AVID is home to incredible graduates like Karen Villegas who is first in her family to graduate high school. Karen received the Gates Millenium, Dell, and KFC scholarships as well as more than a half dozen other local scholarships. She’s headed to UCLA.
A Few Examples Uriel Sanchez is a dyslexic student, first in his family to graduate high school. He’s headed to medical school at Johns Hopkins and Oxford Universities.
A Few Examples MaricelaLupercio is a first generation immigrant from the Coachella Valley who is attending Harvard University on a full scholarship.
Fontana High School Terrace Hills Middle School Ruth O. Harris Middle School Colton Middle School Colton High School Bloomington High School Pacific High School Montclair High School West Valley High School Lakeside High School Elsinore High School Amelia Earhart Middle School Sierra Middle School Arizona Middle School La Sierra High School Moreno Valley High School Rancho Verde High School RIMS AVID is home to 17 National Demonstration Schools
Of those 4,400 graduates, their a-g completion rate was 94.7%
Of those 4,400 graduates, their 4-year college-going rate was 74.0%
And continuing to grow! Where will we go from here???